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LME. WILSON. Stock Calr. No. 238,826. Patented March 15,1881.

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v u n UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUCIUS E. WILSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,826, dated March v15, 1881.

Application led March 29, 1880. (Model.)

.To all whom it mayeoncern:

Be it known that I, LUcIUsEDWAED WIL- SON, of New York, in the county and State of Nen7 York, have invented an improved apparatus for feeding, watering, and caring for horses, cattle, and other live-stock while in cars in transit, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means for carrying a sufficient quantity of feed and water in the cars in which stock is transported, to supply their Wants while thus confined, and the necessary apparatus for placing the same in suitable quantities and at proper times conveniently before them; also, to separate, give them support, and effectually prevent loss or injury by crowding or trampling, and I secure this by means of an apparatus that may be applied to any car used for carrying stock.

This object is accomplished by fitting a box or reservoir in the upper and central part of the car, said box to project through t-he roof of the car and to have a trap through which it may be iilled, and a sloping floor from the center to the ends. On the inner side of the car and at the ends of this reservoir are inserted two conductors running along the side ot' car to each end, and which are inclined so as to be considerably lower at the ends of the car,-

so that the feed may gravitate through their entire length. From these conductors, at suitable intervals, o pen smaller ones, through Which the feed has a perpendicular fall to the feed-boxes, placed conveniently before the animals.' Through these upright distributingpipes run two slides of metal, one above the other, With openings made to iit. the interior 0f the pipes, and which are worked by a lever at the ends of the car. This lever extends through the roof of the car and swings on a pi vot placed between the slides, so that whenplaced on the opposite side of car, from which the water is conducted by pipes to the troughs,

placed Within reach of the stock, and the supply regulated by a valve in the main pipe that extends through the roof of the car.

The troughs are for both feed and water. Three are to be used in a car, one on each side of the door and one across the door, to be attached to the side of the car by hooks, so that it may berenioved,\vhen desired. Each trough contains a number of compartments for feed and water, the boxes for feed being set, into the trough, but kept sufficiently above the bottom of it, so that Water may run under them the entire length. and fill all the openings in the trough between the feed-boxes from one inlet.

The means of separating and supporting the stock are to be movable partition-s of wood placed across the car between the stock, the ends fitting into recessed stanchions on either side of the car. These partitions have openings rnade for a support to pass through them and underneath the bodies of the animals. These supports are to be securely heldin place, and of sufficient strength to give ease and comfort to the stock and prevent their getting down, being trampled upon, or causing injury to others.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of one halt' of the apparatus, the other being similar; and Fig. 2 is a detail showing the water-tank.

A represents one side of the car; B, the door of car; G, the feed-reservoir, set in the upper and central part of the car; D, the door of reservoir for admission of feed 5 E, main conductor for carrying feed along the side to the end of car; a a, are the distributing-pipes leading into feed-boxes b b, setting in water-trough F F 5 c c are movable slides, with alternate openings e c, said slides passing through distributing-pipes a. a for the purpose ot' letting on and regulating the supply of feed. They are moved and controlled by lever G at-the end of the car, workin g upon pivot d. H represents water-reservoir, placed opposite feedreservoir G. fis a trap or opening into the Waterreservoir. I is the main water-.pipe leading from the reservoir and along and above Watertrough F F to-smaller distributing-pipe g. K represents Water-valve in main Water-pipe passing through the roof of car for regulat IOC ing the Water-supply. 7c is a guard for holding lever G in position. F F is the combined feed and Water trough, attached to the side of the car by hooks' or other suitable means. b b are the feed-boxes setting in the Watertroughs, so as to allow Water to run under them. i are overflow-pipes from the Watertrough through Vthe sides of car. N N are stanchions at the sides of car, recessed to hold partitions O O, which pass across the car between the animals; and P P are supports passing under the bodies of the animals @and tting into openings in the partit-ions,

Where they are held in place by the pins n a. What I claim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, 'is- 1. In a car for transporting stock, the combination, with the feed-receptacle, inclined pipes, and vertical pipes a a, of the horizontal slides c c, provided with openings c and an operating-lever, G, so arranged as to give an alternating movement to the slides for the purpose of measuring the feed delivered into the 

